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Author: Andrew Abela is founding dean of the Busch School of Business at The Catholic University of America in Washington and speaks to business leaders around the world about cultivating the superhabits of success personally and in their organizations. Previously he worked at Procter & Gamble, McKinsey & Company and at the Corporate Executive Board.
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By Alexey Gotovskiy
Overlooking Tuscany’s Casentino Valley in Italy, Father Massimo Fusarelli, minister general of the Franciscan Friars Minor and the 121st successor of St. Francis of Assisi, blessed the world with relics of the blood from the stigmata of St. Francis Sept. 17.
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Parishes
By Carlos Briceño
The Basilica of St. Mary in Alexandria held a grand opening Sept. 15 of its new parish museum, as parishioners were able to check out the rich history of Virginia’s oldest Catholic parish after all Sunday Masses.
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Members of the U.S. armed forces, law enforcement, Knights of Columbus and Arlington diocesan clergy, including Bishop Emeritus Paul S. Loverde, gathered for a Mass for Military and First Responders Sept. 8 at St. Leo the Great Church in Fairfax, followed by a reception.
Local
By Mary Brodeur
What exactly is a coat of arms? The armorial achievement, as it is known in heraldic terms, dates back to medieval times as a way of establishing identity in battle. A coat of arms is composed of an escutcheon (shield) with designs (charges) employed to designate allegiance.
Global
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — With some prudence, Catholics can benefit spiritually from the messages and spiritual practices associated with the alleged apparitions of Mary in Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina, said the Vatican Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Global
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Recognizing the spiritual value of devotions connected to Medjugorje, but not ruling on the authenticity of the alleged apparitions or alleged messages from Mary, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith also noted that church officials have issued a "series of divergent opinions" about the phenomenon over the past four decades.
Local
By Lianna Youngman
Karla Paulina Martinez finds it difficult to believe that in five short years, God transformed her life from a deeply unhappy, liberal agnostic to a beaming graduate about to enter religious life.
Her journey, with all its unexpected moments of grace, was guided by a yearning for truth and a desire to find home.
Local
By Zachary Smith
“How can you attend college and not lose your faith?”
One look at the news is all it takes to see that this question only becomes more relevant with each passing day. According to a survey performed by Barna Research in 2018, roughly 70 percent of high school students who enter college as professing Christians will leave with little to no faith — a distressing statistic, and one that plagues faithful Catholic families across the country.
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